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ALL  THROUGH  THE  DAY 
THE  MOTHER  GOOSE  WAY 


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MOTHER  GOOSE  WAY 

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MOTHER  GOOSE'S  CHILDREN  OF  LONG  AGO: 
WHAT  GAVE  THEM  PAINS  AND  ACHES 
AND  WHAT  MADE  THEM  GROW 


BY 

JEAN    BROADHURST 


PHILADELPHIA   AND   LONDON 
J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  COMPANY 


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BIOLOGY 

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Copyright,  1921 
J.  B.  LIPPINCOTT  COMPANY 


Movie  Figures,  Invented  by  E.  J.  Read 

Patented  January,  1917,  and  Copyright.  1919 

BT  GEOBGE  BOKGFELT  &  COMPANY 

Zookie  Figures,  Copyright,  1920 

By  £.  J.  READ 


TO  YOU 

AND 

THE   REST    OF  MOTHER 
GOOSE'S  CHILDREN 


500579 


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

It  is  with  pleasure  that  the  author  acknowledges 
the  generous  aid  given  in  the  preparation  of  this 
book. 

The  text  has  benefitted  by  the  advice  and  criticism 
of  Miss  Emma  Dolfinger  of  the  Normal  School  at 
Louisville,  Kentucky;  Miss  Annie  E.  Moore,  of 
Teachers  College,  New  York  City ;  Miss  Alice  Phelps, 
of  the  Horace  Mann  School,  New  York  City;  Miss 
Mary  Morris,  Perth  Amboy,  New  Jersey ;  and  Miss 
Marion  Lerrigo,  Topeka,  Kansas. 

Permission  to  use  the  "  Movie  "  and  "  Zookie  " 
figures  was  granted  by  Mr.  E.  J.  Read,  Rutherford, 
N.  J.,  and  by  Mr.  George  Pfeiffer  of  the  George 
Borgfeldt  and  Co.  of  New  York  City.  Helpful 
criticism  of  the  illustrations  was  given  by  Miss  Lucia 
Dement,  Teachers  College,  New  York  City,  and 
several  other  friends  have  generously  aided  in  their 
preparation :  Namely,  Miss  Alice  Thorn,  Miss  Mary 
Morris  and  Miss  Hattie  Fenton. 

THE  AUTHOR 


ALL  THROUGH  THE  DAY 
THE  MOTHER  GOOSE  WAY 

This  book  is  an  effort  to  give  in  an  incidental  way, 
adapted  to  young  children,  the  most  important  prin- 
ciples of  healthy  living.  The  child  needs  to  form  a 
number  of  good  health  habits  very  early  in  life.  We 
cannot  wait  until  he  can  be  persuaded  by  the  usual 
type  of  text  book  explanations.  He  must  be  ' '  caught 
earlier  "  than  that.  The  Old  Mother  Goose  favorites 
— unspoiled  by  additions  or  changes — and  the  adapt- 
able "  movie-man  "  and  "  zookie  "  figures  make  a 
suitable  introduction  for  the  younger  children. 

Little  reference  is  made  in  the  text  itself  to  habit 
formation.  It  is  neither  advisable  nor  fair  to  put 
upon  the  child  the  burden  of  habit  formation  as  such. 

Devices  have  been  included  by  which  the  child 
is  given  something  to  do  in  a  constructive  and 
interesting  way  so  that  certain  desirable  habits  may 
be  established  unconsciously  through  such  proj- 
ect methods. 


CONTENTS 


JACK    BE   NIMBLE 

BONNY    LASS 

DANCE  TO  YOUR  DADDY 

A  MERRY  HEART 

WEE   WILLIE   WINKIE 

THE   CROOKED    MAN 

THIRTY   WHITE    HORSES 

THE   LITTLE    CLOCK 

PEASE-PUDDING 

IF   YOU   SNEEZE 

WHEN  I   WAS   A   LITTLE   BOY 

MOLLY   AND    I 

ONE  MISTY    MOISTY   MORNING 

FOR   WANT   OF   A   NAIL 

ROCK-A-BYE,  BABY 


THE  OLD  WOMAN  AT  THE  TUB 

BAA,  BAA,  BLACK  SHEEP 

TO  BOSTON-TOWN 

LITTLE    JACK    HORNER 

DIDDLE,  DADDLE,    JOHN 

COME   OUT   TO   PLAY 

LITTLE   TOM   TUCKER 

LITTLE   MISS   MUFFET 

LITTLE   KING    BOGGEN 

A   MAN  IN  OUR  TOWN 

JACK   AND    JILL 

SILLY  MISS  LILY 

THE  NORTH   WIND 

JACK   SPRAT 

LITTLE   DROPS  OF  WATER 


"  Jump  over  the  candlestick  "  sounds  easy,  but 
this  is  a  big  candle — half  as  high  as  Jack.  Can  you 
jump  that  high'? 

What  else  can  you  do  to  keep  yourself  nimble 
and  quick  ?  Most  outdoor  games  are  good,  and  some 
kinds  of  work,  like  running  errands  and  working 
in  the  garden,  are  very  good  exercises,  too. 

Exercise  every  day  but  don't  get  too  tired.  If 
you  run  too  long  or  too  fast  your  heart  has  to  work 
too  hard.  If  you  lift  things  that  are  too  heavy,  you 
may  hurt  your  back. 


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JACK  BE  NIMBLE 

Jack,  be  nimble, 
Jack,  be  quick ; 

Jack,  jump  over 
The  candlestick. 


Bonny  Lass  crawled  into  the  dog  house  for  fun. 
But  poor  fat  Bonny  Lass  stuck  fast  and  she  isn't 
having  any  fun  now. 

What  makes  Bonny  Lass  so  fat  ? 

She  eats  too  much  sweet  food  like  candy  and  cake. 
You  should  see  her  eat!  And  that  makes  her  too 
lazy  to  exercise.  She  just  sits  and  reads  or  sews 
instead  of  walking  and  playing  out  doors  in  the 
fresh  air. 

O,  Bonny  Lass,  you  lazy,  fat  girl!  Ask  Nimble 
Jack  how  he  learned  to  jump  so  well. 


BONNY  LASS 

Bonny  Lass,  Bonny  Lass, 

Wilt  thou  be  mine  ? 
Thou  shalt  not  wash  dishes, 

Nor  yet  feed  the  swine ; 

But  sit  on  a  cushion, 
And  sew  a  fine  seam, 

And  feed  upon  strawberries, 
Sugar  and  cream. 


Did  you  ever  hear  that  some  people  eat  too  much 
meat*?  Once  a  day  is  enough.  And  most  people 
would  be  better  if  they  didn't  eat  quite  that  much 
meat. 

Eat  fish  sometimes  instead  of  meat.  And  eat 
plenty  of  milk  and  eggs.  They  are  even  better  for 
you  than  meat. 

Every  time  you  eat  fish  instead  of  meat  for  dinner 
mark  out  one  of  the  fish  in  this  tank. 


DANCE  TO  YOUR  DADDY 

Dance  to  your  daddy, 
My  little  baby ; 
Dance  to  your  daddy, 
My  little  lamb. 
You  shall  have  a  fishy, 
In  a  little  dishy ; 
You  shall  have  a  fishy, 
When  the  boat  comes  in. 


Did  you  ever  get  out  on  the  wrong  side  of  the  bed  ? 
That's  what  father  calls  it  when  I  wake  up  cross. 


But  what's  the  use  of  staying  cross? 
Whistle  or  sing  until  you  drive  all  the  cross- 
ness away. 


Laugh  and  be  merry,  because  it's  the  merry  heart 
that  lasts  the  day  out,  and  it's  the  merry  heart  that 
has  a  good  time  all  the  day  long. 

Look  in  the  looking  glass  and  then  draw  the  kind 
of  a  mouth  you  are  going  to  have. 


A  MEREY  HEART 

Jog  on,  jog  on,  the  foot  path  way, 
And  merrily  jump  the  stile,  boys. 

A  merry  heart  goes  all  the  day ; 
Your  sad  one  tires  in  a  mile,  boys. 


Wee  Willie  Winkie,  you  didn't  catch  Ned.    He 
made  a  paper  clock  to  show  him  when  to  go  to  bed. 


See  the  star  he  pasted  on  the  clock  to  remind 
mother  when  to  call  him.  Then  he's  sure  to  get  up  in 
time  to  eat  a  good  breakfast  before  he  goes  to  school. 


Children  5  to  6  years  old  need  13  hours  of  sleep. 
Children  6  to  8  years  old  need  12  hours  of  sleep. 
Children  8  to  10  years  old  need  ll1/^  hours  of  sleep. 
Children  10  to  12  years  old  need  11  hours  of  sleep. 


How  many  hours  of  sleep  do  you  need?  Can 
you  mark  this  clock  to  show  when  you  should  go  to 
bed  and  when  you  should  get  up  ? 


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WEE  WILLIE  WINKIE 

Wee  Willie  Winkie  runs  through  the  town, 
TJp-stairs  and  down-stairs  in  his  nightgown, 

Rapping  at  the  window,  crying  through  the  lock, 
"  Are  the  children  in  their  beds,  for  now  it's 
eight  o'clock? 


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Since  the  crooked  man  lived  where  everything 
else  was  crooked  perhaps  he  didn't  mind  being 
crooked. 

Would  you  like  to  be  a  crooked  man  ?  How  do  you 
stand  now — straight  or  crooked? 

Does  mother  ever  have  to  say,  "Sit  up  straight  ?" 

Here  are  four  things  to  do  that  will  help  you  grow 
up  to  be  a  straight  man  or  woman. 


1.  Hold  your  head  up  high. 

2.  Keep  your  chin  in. 

3.  Keep  your  back  straight. 

4.  Walk  with  your  feet  straight. 


THE  CROOKED  MAN 

There  was  a  crooked  man,  and  he  went  a 

crooked  mile, 
He  found  a  crooked  sixpence  against  a 

crooked  stile ; 
He  bought  a  crooked  cat,  which  caught  a 

crooked  mouse, 
And  they  all  lived  together  in  a  little 

crooked  house. 


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Thirty  white  horses  to  keep  clean!  Have  you 
thirty  teeth  yet  ? 

Brush  out  all  the  food  between  your  teeth. 
Brush  up  and  down.  And  then  brush  them  on  the 
inside — the  side  next  to  your  tongue. 

Do  you  keep  your  tooth  brush  in  a  clean  dry  place  1 
Who  wants  to  use  an  old,  wet  tooth  brush ! 

Put  in  the  letters  that  tell  when  to  clean  your 
teeth. 


ff^hen  I  get  u  . 
After  each  m  . 
"Before  I  go  to  b 


THIETY  WHITE  HOESES 

Thirty  white  horses  upon  a  red  hill ; 

Now  they  tramp, 

Now  they  tramp, 
Now  they  stand  still. 


Is  your  face  really  clean  if  your  ears  are  dirty  I 
If  your  neck  is  dirty? 


Are  your  hands  clean  when  your  nails  are  dirty  ? 
When  you  look  to  see  if  your  hands  are  clean  do  you 
look  at  the  back  or  just  the  inside  of  your  hands  ? 


Do  you  wash  your  hands  before  you  eat  t  Remem- 
ber that  only  clean  things  should  go  into  your  mouth ; 
dirty  fingers  will  make  your  food  dirty,  too. 


THE  LITTLE  CLOCK 

There's  a  neat  little  clock, 
In  the  schoolroom  it  stands, 

And  it  points  to  the  time 
With  its  two  little  hands. 

And  may  we,  like  the  clock, 
Keep  a  face,  clean  and  bright, 

With  hands  ever  ready 
To  do  what  is  right. 


Pease-pudding  hot  and  pease-pudding  cold  is  a 
great  game.    That's  what  these  boys  are  playing. 


Look  out,  boys,  or  you  will  upset  your  bowls,  and 
you  will  have  no  supper  at  all. 

That  would  be  too  bad,  because  peas  and  beans 
are  such  good  food — better  in  some  ways  than  meat. 
So  are  eggs  and  milk. 


Instead  of  meat, 
We  can  eat 


PEASE-PUDDING 

Pease-pudding  hot, 
Pease-pudding  cold, 

Pease-pudding  in  the  pot, 
Nine  days  old. 

Some  like  it  hot, 

Some  like  it  cold, 
Some  like  it  in  the  pot, 

Nine  days  old. 


Whatever  day  you  sneeze,  cover  your  sneeze  with 
your  handkerchief.  The  boy  in  this  picture  was  too 
slow.  He  didn't  get  his  handkerchief  up  in  time. 

After  using  your  handkerchief  put  it  away  in 
your  pocket. 

Be  just  as  careful  when  you  cough.  We  can 
catch  colds  and  sore  throats  from  people  who  are 
careless  when  they  cough  or  spit  or  sneeze. 

Use  your  handkerchief  every  time  or  you  will 
make  other  people  catch  your  cold,  and  then  they 
will  "  sneeze  for  sorrow, "  even  if  it  isn't  Friday. 


IP  YOU  SNEEZE 

If  you  sneeze  on  Monday,  you  sneeze  for  danger ; 
Sneeze  on  a  Tuesday,  kiss  a  stranger ; 
Sneeze  on  a  Wednesday,  sneeze  for  a  letter ; 
Sneeze  on  a  Thursday,  something  better ; 
Sneeze  on  a  Friday,  sneeze  for  sorrow ; 
Sneeze  on  a  Saturday,  see  your  sweetheart  to- 
morrow. 


Think  of  all  the  dirty  places  where  that  little 
mouse  has  been!  All  over  the  floor,  in  the  garbage 
pail  and  out  in  the  barnyard,  too.  Dirty  little  mouse, 
keep  off  my  table !  Keep  out  of  my  dishes ! 

We  eat  clean  food  in  this  house.  We  won't  let 
you  taste  our  food  first.  Neither  de  we  let  the  flies 
walk  over  it,  for  their  feet  are  dirty  just  like  yours. 

You  look  like  a  dear  little  thing,  but  we  know 
your  ways.  You'll  have  to  keep  out  of  our  house, 
you  rats  and  mice.  Run  away !  Run  1 


WHEN  I  WAS  A  LITTLE  BOY 

When  I  was  a  little  boy 

I  lived  by  myself, 
And  all  the  bread  and  cheese  I  had 

I  laid  upon  the  shelf ; 

The  rats  and  the  mice' 

They  led  me  such  a  life, 
That  I  had  to  go  to  London 

To  buy  me  a  wife. 


Tea  and  coffee  are  not  good  for  growing  children. 
Perhaps  they  are  not  good  for  anybody.  Anyhow 
we  know  they  are  not  good  for  children  like  Molly 
and  me. 

Some  of  the  wrong  things  to  eat  and  drink  make  us 
ill.  Some  of  them  make  us  too  fat.  Some  make  our 
noses  red.  Our  real  Mother  Goose  book  tells  about 
that. 

Nose,  nose,  jolly  red  nose; 

And  what  gave  thee  that  jolly  red  nose? 
Whisky  and  beer,  mustard  and  spice 

That's  what  gave  me  this  jolly  red  nose. 

Too  much  pepper  is  not  good  for  us  either.  I'll 
put  it  up  on  the  shelf  with  the  other  things  Molly  and 
I  have  stopped  eating. 


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MOLLY  AND  I 

Molly,  my  sister,  and  I  fell  out ; 

And  what  do  you  think  it  was  all  about  ? 
She  loved  coffee  and  I  loved  tea, 

And  that  was  the  reason  we  couldn't  agree. 


If 


Most  boys  and  girls  have  to  stay  indoors  when  it 
rains  or  snows;  but  if  they  would  be  careful  and 
wear  proper  clothes  they  could  have  such  good  times 
out  in  the  rain  and  snow. 

You  don't  have  to  have  leather  clothes,  like  this 
old  man.  Wear  rubbers  and  a  raincoat  when  you 
need  them.  Sometimes  an  umbrella  is  just  the  thing. 

Keep  your  feet  dry  and  take  off  your  wet  things 
when  you  come  in.  Don't  keep  them  on  and  get  chilled. 

Rain  and  snow  are  not  very  good  for  our  clothes, 
but  they  won't  hurt  us  if  we  are  careful. 


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ONE  MISTY  MOISTY  MORNING 

One  misty  moisty  morning, 
When  cloudy  was  the  weather, 

There  I  met  an  old  man 
Clothed  all  in  leather 

Clothed  all  in  leather, 

With  cap  under  his  chin; 
How  do  you  do,  and  how  do  you  do? 

And  how  do  you  do  again ! 


One  little  nail  lost  the  whole  battle ! 

What  stories  can  you  tell  about  little  things  ? 

I  know  one  little  shoe  string  that  made  a  man 
miss  his  train.  How  did  it  do  that  ? 

One  little  hole  in  a  boy's  tooth  made  him  stay 
home  from  a  picnic.  Can  you  tell  why  ? 

One  boy  stole  just  one  ride,  hanging  on  the  back 
of  a  truck,  and  broke  his  arm. 

One  little  banana  peel  made  a  little  girl  go  on 
crutches  for  a  whole  winter. 


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STOP 
LOOK 
LISTEN 


is  a  good  sign  for  everybody.     Good  drivers 
always  obey  that  sign. 

Carry  that  little  sign  in  your  heads,  and 
STOP,  LOOK,  LISTEN  for  motor  cars  and 
trolley  cars  before  you  cross  the  street. 


FOR  WANT  OF  A  NAIL 

For  want  of  a  nail,  the  shoe  was  lost ; 
For  want  of  a  shoe,  the  horse  was  lost; 
For  want  of  a  horse,  the  rider  was  lost ; 
For  want  of  a  rider,  the  battle  was  lost ; 
For  want  of  a  battle,  the  kingdom  was  lost ; 
And  all  for  the  want  of  a  horseshoe  nail ! 


Do  you  sleep  outdoors  ? 

That  is  the  best  place  to  sleep,  even  in  cold  weather. 

But  if  you  sleep  indoors,  have  at  least  one  win- 
dow wide  open,  even  in  winter. 

Pin  a  piece  of  paper  on  your  window  to  show  how 
many  nights  you  had  it  open.  Put  one  mark  on  it 
every  morning  when  you  get  up. 

Or,  instead,  cross  out  one  of  these  numbers  for 
every  night  this  month  you  have  your  window  open. 


1 

6 

11 

16 

21 

26 

2 

7 

12 

17 

22 

27 

3 

8 

13 

18 

23 

28 

4 

9 

14 

19 

24 

29 

5 

10 

15 

20 

25 

30 

KOCK-A-BYE,  BABY 

Kock-a-bye,  baby,  on  the  tree  top, 
When  the  wind  blows,  the  cradle  will  rock ; 
When  the  bough  breaks,  the  cradle  will  fall; 
Down  will  come  baby  and  cradle,  and  all. 


Do  you  feel  like  dancing  when  you  are  clean  ? 
Dirt  doesn't  always  make  people  sick.    But  I'd 
rather  be  clean,  anyhow.    Wouldn't  you? 

Why  when  I'm  clean  I  feel  so  fine — I  feel  good 
all  through.  Somehow  it  is  easier  to  be  good  when 
I'm  clean.  Perhaps  that's  one  reason  why  mothers 
work  so  hard  to  keep  us  clean.  What  is  the 
other  reason? 


THE  OLD  WOMAN  AT  THE  TUB 

The  old  woman  must  stand  at  the  tub-tub-tub, 
The  dirty  clothes  to  rub-rub-rub  ; 
And  when  they  are  clean  and  fit  to  be  seen, 
She'll  dance  like  a  lady  on  the  green. 


When  winter  comes,  and  it  is  very  cold  that  | 
Little-Boy-in-the-Lane  will  cry  for  some  nice  warm 
woolen  clothes. 

Wear  thick,  loose,  woolen  clothes  in  cold  weather. 
And  be  sure  your  shoes  aren't  too  tight.  Your  feel 
can't  keep  warm  in  tight  shoes. 


Take  your  warm  outdoor  clothes 
off  when  you  come  into  the  house. 
It  isn't  good  for  you  to  sit  in  warm 
places,  such  as  trains  or  school- 
houses  or  churches,  with  all  your 
warm  wraps  on. 

Sometimes  those  places  are 
much  too  warm.  Mark  this  ther- 
mometer with  a  red  pencil  to  show 
when  we  should  open  a  door  or  win- 
dow to  cool  the  room. 


BAA,  BAA,  BLACK  SHEEP 

Baa,  baa,  black  sheep, 

Have  you  any  wool? 
Yes,  marry,  have  I, 

Three  bags  full; 
One  for  my  master, 

One  for  my  dame, 
But  none  for  the  little  Boy 

Who  cries  in  the  Lane. 


Which  shoe  in  the  store  window  is  your  shoe? 
Which  shoe  will  help  you  climb  the  hills  ?  Which 
shoe  will  hurt  your  foot  even  if  you  do  nothing  but 
sit  still? 


Look  at  the  shoes  people  wear  until  you  can  write 
the  answers  to  these  questions. 

1.  Where  should  a  shoe  be  loose? 


2.  Where  should  a  shoe  be  tight  ? 


3.  Why  should  your  shoe  have  a  very  low  heel? 


SHOES 


BOSTON     7 


TO  BOSTON-TOWN 

One  foot  up 


and  one  foot 


down; 


This  is  the  way 


to  Boston 


town. 


Once  I  heard  a  girl  sing  a  little  song  which  went 
this  way : 


ff          J          ,  I  I  I         K     ft  I , \ 

4jlJJJUj'j-|JjJ 


An  apple  a  day  keeps  the  doctor  away. 


She  knew  that  fruits  like  raisins  and  apples  are 
good  for  us. 

Eat  raisins,  prunes,  oranges,  apples  or  some  kind 
of  fruit  every  day  and  then,  like  Jack,  you  can  say 
"  What  a  good  boy  am  I  ". 


LITTLE  JACK  HORNER 

Little  Jack  Homer 
Sat  in  a  corner, 

Eating  a  Christmas  pie; 
He  put  in  his  thumb, 
And  pulled  out  a  plum, 

And  said,  "What  a  good  boy  am  II 


Who  would  be  Diddle-Daddle  John,  when  it  feels 
so  good  to  get  into  nice  clean  night-clothes  and  climb 
into  a  nice  clean  bed  with  clean,  cool  sheets  ? 

Diddle-Daddle  John  doesn't  know  how  nice  a 
good  warm  bath  makes  you  feel,  or  he'd  take  off  his 
clothes  and  have  a  good  wash  before  going  to  bed. 

How  does  he  air  his  clothes  if  he  wears  them  all 
the  time?  Do  you  spread  your  clothes  out  on  the 
chairs  to  air  at  night  ? 

Perhaps  you  can  make  a  nice  rack  that  will  hold 
them  better  than  a  chair  would.  Leave  all  the  ends 
long ;  that  will  make  it  easy  to  spread  everything  out. 


DIDDLE,  DADDLE,  JOHN 

Diddle,  daddle,  dumpling,  my  son  John, 
Went  to  bed  with  his  stockings  on ; 
One  shoe  off,  and  one  shoe  on ; 
Diddle,  daddle,  dumpling,  my  son  John. 


Girls  and  boys,  come,  stop  your  play. 
The  moon  doth  shine ;  it  is  not  day. 
You  Ve  had  your  supper  and  need  your  sleep ; 
Say  "  Good  night,  playfellows  ",  and  leave 
the  street. 


COME  OUT  TO  PLAY 

Girls  and  boys,  come  out  to  play ; 
The  moon  doth  shine  as  bright  as  day ; 
Leave  your  supper,  and  leave  your  sleep, 
And  come  with  your  playfellows  into  the  street. 


A  little  boy  who  worked  as  hard  as  that  for  his 
supper  should  have  been  better  paid  than  little  Tom 
Tucker  was. 

I  would  have  given  him  brown  bread,  not  white 
bread.  Butter  is  a  good  food,  but  he  should  have  had 
some  fruit  or  vegetables,  too,  and  at  least  one  glass 
of  milk. 

No  wonder  he  is  such  a  little  fellow — almost 
skinny,  I'd  call  him.  Can  you  put  one  word  in  this 
rhyme  to  show  what  kind  of  bread  Tom  should  have 
for  supper  ? 

O,  why  so  big,  you  big  Tom  Tucker  ? 
Because  I  eat. ,  .bread  and  butter. 


LITTLE  TOM  TUCKEE 

Little  Tom  Tucker 
Sings  for  his  supper ; 

What  shall  he  eat? 

White  bread  and  butter. 


Little  Miss  Muffet  was  a  silly  little  thing,  to  leave 
her  bowl  of  nice  sour  milk  because  a  spider  came 
near  her. 

Nice,  sour  milk!  Does  that  make  your  noses  go 
up?  Why,  you  silly  little  boys  and  girls!  Little 
Miss  Muffet  was  wiser  than  you  are.  She  liked  any 
kind  of  milk,  even  sour  milk. 

I'm  sure  her  mother  never  had  to  say  to  her, 
"  You  aren't  drinking  your  milk." 


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Here  are  twenty-one  glasses  of  milk — one  for  each 
meal  for  a  whole  week.  Mark  one  out  with  a  black 
pencil  every  time  you  drink  your  glass  of  milk,  and 
see  how  many  are  left  at  the  end  of  the  week. 


LITTLE  MISS  MUFFET 

Little  Miss  Muffet 
Sat  on  a  tuffet 

Eating  her  curds  and  whey; 
Along  came  a  spider, 
And  sat  down  beside  her, 

And  frightened  Miss  Muffet  away. 


When  I  was  a  little  boy  I  crawled  up  to  King 
Boggen's  house  one  dark  night  and  ate  all  the  candy 
door  knobs,  six  window  panes,  and  a  big  piece  of  the 
roof.  While  I  was  biting  off  a  brown  piece  of  pie- 
crust, out  ran  little  King  Boggen  and  caught  me.  I 
tried  to  run  away  but  I  couldn't  run — I  had  eaten 
too  much. 

That's  the  trouble  with  sweet  things.  They  are 
so  good  we  eat  and  eat,  until  we  eat  too  much. 

Sweet  things  like  candy  spoil  our  appetites.  Eat 
your  candy  at  the  end  of  the  meal;  then  you  enjoy 
your  other  food  more. 

Mother  says  I  only  dreamed  I  went  to  King  Bog- 
gen's  house.  I  wonder  if  I  did;  for  in  the  morning 
I  woke  up  in  my  own  bed. 


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LITTLE  KING  BOGGEN 

Little  King  Boggen,  he  built  a  fine  hall, 

Pie  crust  and  pastry  crust,  that  was  the  wall ; 

The  windows  were  made  of  black-pudding  and  white, 

And  slated  with  pancakes!    You  ne'er  saw  the  like. 


Even  if  we  could  get  new  eyes  by  jumping  into 
another  bramble  bush,  we'd  take  care  of  our  own 
old  eyes,  wouldn't  we? 

But  we  can't  scratch  new  ones  in  again,  so  we 
must  be  careful  of  the  eyes  we  have.  For  even  if 
we  had  a  little  dog  to  lead  us  around,  it  wouldn't 
be  much  fun,  would  it? 

Write  YES  after  the  things  you  will  try  to  do; 
and  write  NO  after  the  things  you  will  try  not  to  do. 

1.  Read  in  the  dark 

2.  Rub  your  eyes  with  dirty  fingers 


3.  Rest  your  eyes  by  closing 
them  for  a  few  minutes 


4.  Read  while  swinging  or  rocking 


A  MAN  IN  OUR  TOWN 

There  was  a  man  in  our  town 
And  he  was  wondrous  wise, 

He  jumped  into  a  bramble  bush 
And  scratched  out  both  his  eyes. 

And  when  he  found  his  eyes  were  out, 
With  all  his  might  and  main, 

He  jumped  into  another  bush 
And  scratched  them  in  again. 


I  wish  I  had  been  on  the  hill  to  help  Jack  and 
Jill  with  my  First  Aid  Kit.  I  would  have  put  a  nice 
clean  bandage  on  Jack  instead  of  brown  paper. 

If  Jack's  head  had  a  bruise  I  would  have  bathed 
it  with  water — very  hot  water  and  very  cold  water. 
And  then  very  hot,  and  very  cold,  over  and  over 
again.  That  keeps  bruises  from  swelling  and  from 
turning  black-and-blue. 

Instead  of  vinegar,  I  use  iodine  for  cuts.  Or 
sometimes,  a  little  alcohol.  What  does  your  mother 
use  for  cuts  and  splinters'?  Print  it  on  the  third 
bottle. 


JACK  AND  JILL 

Jack  and  Jill  went  up  the  hill, 

To  fetch  a  pail  of  water ; 
Jack  fell  down,  and  broke  his  crown, 

And  Jill  came  tumbling  after. 

Then  up  Jack  got  and  home  did  trot, 
As  fast  as  he  could  caper ; 

And  went  to  bed  to  mend  his  head 
With  vinegar  and  brown  paper. 


Even  grown-up  people  do  not  wear  long  skirts 
now-adays,  but  there  are  lots  of  boys  and  girls  just 
as  silly  as  Miss  Lily. 

They  throw  their  hats  and  coats  around  on  the 
ground  and  on  the  dirty  floor. 

Go  open  the  door  of  the  coat  room  and  see  if 
there  is  a  Silly  Lily  or  a  Silly  Billy  in  your  school. 

I  know  a  Silly  Billy  lives  in  this  house.  See 
where  he  hangs  his  hat.  He  hangs  it  on  the  f . . .  r ! 


SILLY  MISS  LILY 

Little  Miss  Lily,  you're  dreadfully  silly 

To  wear  such  a  very  long  skirt ; 
If  you  take  my  advice,  you  would  hold  it  up  nice, 

And  not  let  it  trail  in  the  dirt. 


When  a  bird  is  cold  he  fluffs  out  his  feathers 
until  he  is  like  a  little  round  balL  The  layers  and 
layers  of  air  in  between  the  layers  and  layers  of 
feathers  keep  him  warm. 

We  can  keep  warm  that  way,  too.  In  winter  we 
wear  loose,  soft,  woolen  clothes  that  hold  in  the  lay- 
ers of  air  and  that  keeps  us  warm. 


The    north    wind     doth 

blow, 

And  we  shall  have  snow, 
And  what  will  the  chil- 
dren do  then, 

Poor  things'? 


When  lessons  are  done, 
They'll  jump,  skip,  and 

run, 
And   that's   how   they'll 

keep  themselves  warm, 
Poor  things! 


Doesn't  the  boy  on  the  window  seat  know  this? 
He's  been  playing  in  the  house  all  day. 


What  a 


he  is! 


THE  NORTH  WIND 

The     north    wind     doth 

blow, 

And  we  shall  have  snow, 
And  what  will  the  robin 

do  then, 

Poor  thing? 

He'll  sit  in  the  barn 
And  keep  himself  warm, 
And  hide  his  head  under 
his  wing, 

Poor  thing ! 


I  don't  believe  Jack  Sprat  ate  lean  meat  and 
nothing  else.  Do  you  really  think  his  wife  ate  noth- 
ing but  fat  meat  ? 

Just  one  kind  of  food  isn't  good  for  anybody. 
All  fat  meat  or  all  lean  meat  would  be  almost  as  bad 
for  us  as  all  candy  would  be.  Let  us  tell  Jack  Sprat 
to  eat  more  kinds  of  food : 

Jack,  you  should  eat  all  kinds  of  food, 

So,  also,  should  your  wife. 
Unless  you  change,  soon  sick  you'll  be 

And  shortly  leave  this  life. 


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JACK  SPRAT 

Jack  Sprat  could  eat  no  fat, 

His  wife  could  eat  no  lean ; 
So  twixt  them  both  they  cleared  the  cloth, 

And  left  the  platter  clean. 


Little  bricks  of  habits 

Laid  up  day  by  day 
Make  a  healthy  body — 

That's  the  only  way. 

What  good  habits  are  you  going  to  use  to  build 
your  house  ? 

Can  you  think  of  some  which  are  not  in  this  pic- 
ture ?    Write  their  names  on  the  other  bricks. 


HOUSE  OF 
HEALTH 


MILK 


EXERCISE 


FRESH  AIR 


LITTLE  DROPS  OF  WATER 

Little  drops  of  water, 
Little  grains  of  sand, 

Make  the  mighty  ocean 
And  the  pleasant  land. 


TOPICS  INCLUDED 

Foods— Milk Little  Miss  Muffet 

Fruits  and  Vegetables  .  .Little  Tom  Tucker;  Little  Jack  Homer 

Variety Jack  Sprat;  Little  Tom  Tucker 

Brown  Bread Little  Tom  Tucker 

Meat  Substitutes Dance  to  your  Daddy;  Pease-pudding 

Overeating Bonnie  Lass ;  Little  King  Boggen 

Stimulants Mollie  and  1 

Exercise Jack  be  nimble;  Bonnie  Lass;  The  North  Wind 

Sleep Wee  Willie  Winkie;  Come  out  to  play 

Fresh  Air Rock-a-bye,  Baby 

Good  Posture The  crooked  man 

Care  of  the  Teeth Thirty  white  horses 

Care  of  the  Eyes A  man  in  our  town 

Proper  Shoes To  Boston-town 

Suitable  Clothing  j*aa'  baa>  black  sheep;  The  North  Wind; 

\One  misty-moisty  morning 

ri       ,.  /The  little  clock;  Diddle,  daddle,  John; 

••\Theoldwomanatthetub 

Spreading  Disease /If  you  sneeze;  When  I  was  a  little  boy; 

\Silly  Miss  Lily 

Accidents  and  First  Aid Jack  and  Jill;  For  want  of  a  nail 

Cheerfulness A  merry  heart 

Summary — House  of  Health  ....  Little  drops  of  water 


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